Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I predict that there'll be a spate of Chinese built clones of Minoltas Nikons Konicas Pentaxes etc etc (probably built with original machines picked up from where they all used to be made ......... and when their act is totally together......... Leicas???? The chance is too big for China's camera and optical industry to miss. Douglas Jeffery Smith wrote: >The last one standing will have a monopoly on the film camera market. I >predict LOMO or Holga (Dianas are no longer made). > >Jeffery Smith >New Orleans, LA >http://www.400tx.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory >Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:38 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica Minolta to quit photo market > > >Well boys and girls, let me make another prediction, Pentax will be out in >two years, Olympus in three, and I don't give Kodak five years in the camera >business. All their sales numbers are not so good and it really s***ks to >be number five, six, and seven in a very competitive world market. > >Companies that will be standing include Canon, Sony, Panasonic, and >NIkon(maybe). There will be a huge confluence of photography with phones >and MP3 players for the masses. If you can't be in those markets then you >will be out. > >Don >don.dory@gmail.com > >On 1/19/06, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>You can read about it here: >> >><http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4627002.stm> >> >>Selling to Sony. "Too competitive" >> >>Adam >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >